The Federal Bureau of Prisons oversees 114 correctional institutions throughout the United States. Most of them are classified as Minimum to Medium security‚ Levels I-IV. These facilities house everyday criminals‚ and only contain a very small number of high-profile‚ high risk inmates. There are 22 prisons‚ however‚ that are dedicated to keeping the most dangerous humans in the country off the streets. These are Super-Maximum Security prisons‚ or Supermax. They are classified as Levels V-VI‚ and
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When I was growing up we had little cliques in the neighborhood but nothing that we really considered a gang. There were no initiation rights or anything crazy that needed to be done in order to join except living in the same area. We also didn’t engage in violent activities‚ maybe some juvenile mischief but nothing criminal like selling crack or stealing cars. Part of this may be because I was a girl then and the activities we took part in were nothing like what the boys did. As a young teen some
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The concept of the prison has existed for more than two thousand years. It probably goes back as far in time as practice of cannibalism‚ where victims had to wait for their turn in contributing to the chief course in the menu of their captors. Examples of prisons can even be found in the Old Testament when Joseph was incarcerated in Egypt. It was not until the 19th century that a clear shift occurred from corporal punishment to imprisonment. As societies prospered and the industrial revolution began
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Jail and Prison Systems Jail and Prison Systems Introduction goes here. Prison Violence Many experts believe the reasoning the United States incarceration rate is so high reflects the "get tough" laws in the 1990s that resulted in strict sentencing for criminals. Prisons contain nonviolent inmates who may be drug addicts and repeat offenders. The “get tough” laws passed when federal and state money was available for the construction of more prisons and was also used to hire added correction
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Jail and Prison One of the key cornerstones of the criminal justice system is the correctional system‚ specifically the correctional facilities. Prisons and jails are examples of correctional facilities that help keep the criminal justice system running smoothly and efficiently. Without these facilities‚ there would be no place for criminals to serve their sentences‚ and no one would really be safe. Although prison and jail seem to be interchangeable words‚ they actually mean two different types
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The Prison System History: The history of the prison system was basically functioned through principles that were commonly used in England in the early 1700’s and 1800’s. The prisons were so different in England because the prison facility was at one point dark‚ overcrowded and dirty. The prisoners were put all together with no separation of men‚ women nor the children. Who so had committed a crime was convicted of such. As the prison began to reconstruct in the 1800’s‚ most of the prison systems
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overcrowding of prisons. To have prisons overcrowded it takes more tax payers dollars to support each inmate‚ and with the economic crisis were in today we need some change. The average prisoner takes thirty thousand dollars a year to be imprisoned‚ and it’s even more for inmates on death row. A death row inmate takes an average of one hundred thousand dollars a year of tax payer’s money‚ and could be on death row for many years. The prisons are so overcrowded that the budget of the prisons has grown
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Jails and Prison Responses Falecia Alexander University of Phoenix Jails and Prison Responses Write a 200- to 300-word response in which you describe the distinctions between jails and prisons. Address the following in your comparison: Identify the four types of prisons. Explain the concept of prison as a total institution. Explain why jails play an important role in the criminal justice system. After doing a bit of research myself and viewing different sources I have learned a few things about
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people. Not only has this caused a problem inside the prison walls‚ it has also increased economic situations for stakeholders.The recent increase in incarceration rates has had negative effects on the United States economy by causing an increase in expenditure on prisons that could be better used for education. This increase in incarceration rates has also led to overcrowding in prisons‚ leading to unsuitable conditions for prisoners and prison workers. Stakeholders are negatively impacted from the
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can it ever be claimed that the person of Ned Kelly can be understood in the truest sense? Peter Carey‚ an author who won The Booker Prize in 2001 for his book‚ sought to give Ned Kelly a voice of his own‚ through writing True History of the Kelly Gang. This tale is told through the supposed eyes of Mr Kelly‚ whose desire was to inform his unborn daughter of his real story‚ which could not be tainted‚ for he would not be alive to tell her as his end was near. However‚ the question still burns:
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